Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Guatemala

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Unrecognized
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 1871
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